LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council this week will hear presentations on efforts to improve the business climate and health of Lake County and discuss the purchase by police of a billboard and radar trailer.

The council will meet Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

The agenda can be found here.

If you cannot attend in person, and would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the Zoom meeting remotely at this link or join by phone by calling toll-free 669-900-9128 or 346-248-7799.

The webinar ID is 973 6820 1787, access code is 477973; the audio pin will be shown after joining the webinar. Those phoning in without using the web link will be in “listen mode” only and will not be able to participate or comment.

Comments can be submitted by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To give the city clerk adequate time to print out comments for consideration at the meeting, please submit written comments before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20.

On Tuesday, the Lake County Economic Development Corp. will give a presentation to the council on the 2024-2029 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, or CEDS.

The draft report can be found here. Public comments are due by Aug. 21.

The council also will hear from Sutter Lakeside Hospital regarding its efforts to establish a Lake County Hospital Business Improvement District to improve overall health outcomes in the county.

Under council business, Police Chief Dale Stoebe will ask the council to approve the purchase of a FAST-VSM 5-foot by 3-foot variable message board/radarr from TAPCO Inc. in the amount of $25,789.93.

Stoebe’s report to the council explains that the equipment will be paid for by a grant from the California Highway Patrol from its Cannabis Tax Fund Program which is meant “to conduct enforcement and training to reduce and mitigate the impacts of impaired driving in our community.”

Stoebe said the message board/radar trailer will be used during grant operations for educational purposes and messaging. “The board will also have speed radar capabilities that will be used for traffic calming purposes as well as to gather statistics on speed in the City of Lakeport. The message board may also be utilized by other departments as the need arises and/or for community events.”

On the consent agenda — items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote — are ordinances; minutes of the City Council’s regular meeting on Aug. 6; approval of application G2024-016, with staff recommendations, for the Eisenhut Celebration of Life; approval of application 2024-031, with staff recommendations, for the 2024 Dia de los Muertos event; authorization of the cancellation of the regular meetings of Oct. 1 and Nov. 5 to participate in the 2024 National Night Out Event and the 2024 Municipal Election Night, respectively.

The council will hold a closed session for labor negotiations with the Lakeport Employees Association.

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